Name Brand or Store Brand: Disinfectant Wipes

So one thing I want to drop on the new blog are consumer reports/reviews/opinions.  The first ongoing topic: when is the name brand product the way to go, and when is the store brand and a few extra cents in the pocket just as good or better?

First product: cleaning wipes.  You know, the plastic tube with moist disinfectant wipes, for those of us who want a fresh scent cleaner that also lets us get away with being a little lazy an not needing to spray, wipe, and maybe even wash a rag. 

I've been going with the Up & Up Disinfecting Wipes, the Target store brand, and a brand I trust for a lot of household products.  They're relatively inexpensive, usually less than the branded product, and they get the job done: make cleaning easy, kill germs, leave a nice scent.  However, Target put the branded product, Clorox Disinfecting Wipes, on sale last week for a few cents less than Up & Up wipes.  Makes you feel like you're getting a bargain, name brand for less than store brand.  I'm not sure what the margins are to Target, but it's usually a given that they're better on store brand so that's what they push with the "Compare & Save" notices in store.  Well, I'll pay a few cents more "not on sale" than a few cents less on sale from now on, because Clorox Disinfecting Wipes are hands down better than their store brand counterpart.  I found the wipes to be a sturdier material so I use less, they clean and disinfect just as well, and they don't seem to leave a dry, stinging leftover behind-after wiping down surfaces in my bathroom with store brand I found the dryness and whatever was left on my surfaces to be irritating to the eyes and nose - not so with Clorox.  The scent is also stronger, fresher, and longer lasting.

Winner: Clorox Disinfecting Wipes